Teaching Geomorphology in the 21st Century

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Geomorphology Vignettes

These illustrated essays have been contributed by participants in the Teaching Geomorphology in the 21st Century workshop in 2008. The vignettes are drafts that are being written and revised by the participants and are not finished products.

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Radiocarbon calibrationQuan Hua Radiocarbon dating is one of the most reliable and well-established methods for dating the Holocene and Late Pleistocene. Natural radiocarbon or 14C is produced in the atmosphere by the interaction of the secondary ...

Arroyo Cutting in the Southwestern U.S.Jonathan Harvey Introduction In the semiarid southwestern United States, water is extremely important. However, most streams in the region are ephemeral, meaning that they are dry for much of the year and flow only during flash ...

Stream response to Climate Change, Atacama Desert, ChileJason Rech, Miami University-Oxford Climate on earth is constantly changing. Earth's climate can change gradually over millions of years (tectonic-scale) due to changes in greenhouse gases or the slow movement of tectonic plates, or climate can ...

The influence of volcanism on Andean RiversScott Hynek The Andean Cordillera spans more than 60° of latitude along the western margin of the South American continent. The climate, tectonics, and morphology of the range are known to vary considerably and predictably ...

How to reconstruct past debris flows using tree ringsMichelle Bollschweiler 1. What is a debris flow and what are the associated problems? Debris flows are a type of mass movement involving rapid transport of water and saturated material (sand, mud, blocks, organic matter, ...) down steep, ...

The humped soil production functionArjun Heimsath Introduction When you walk across your favorite hill do you ever think about what you're walking on? Ever wonder what's beneath your feet and why it's there? If you've wondered about the soil ...

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